C -- EXPAND URGENT CARE UNIT/EMERGENCY ROOM

Notice Date

November 27, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs, Contracting Officer (670 90A), Va Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210-2799

ZIP Code

13210-2799

Solicitation Number

670-08-01

Response Due

January 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Michael W. Reed, (315) 476-7461 x3593

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contracting officer via (Michael.Reed2@med.va.gov)

Description

VA intends to award an Architect/Engineer contract for preparation of working drawings and specifications, cost estimate, submittal review and other construction period services for Project Number 528-702, Expand Urgent Care Unit/Emergency Room at the VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. This project will involve the addition of approximately 2,400 gross square feet as well as renovation of approximately 3,100 existing gross square feet. The existing Urgent Care unit is located one level above grade on the east. VA intends to expand the unit by constructing an adjoining addition above the existing walkway between the chiller plant and the medical center. The project includes constructing stretcher access from ambulances at the parking lot on the east to the addition. The work will also include structural modifications to support the new space and modifications to the existing entrance walkway to improve access. The construction will be phased to construct the new space while the existing UCU remains in operation. The UCU will then move into the new addition while the former area is renovated. This effort is needed to expand the operation of the existing operation to 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The existing facilities are inadequate to accommodate the (1) numbers of patients who will be seeking services, (2) new equipment required to meet current technology, and (3) space required for clinical and academic staff. Drawings will be CADD generated with Auto Cad 14. Specifications shall be compiled from VA master specifications which are available on the internet. Selection of the Architect/Engineer will be based on specialized experience, capability of the firm to perform, professional qualifications of the staff to be assigned to the project, past performance for VA work and/or similar hospital projects, and the record of past performance in the form of a comparison between their estimates and actual project awards. The area of consideration is restricted to firms within a 165 radius of the medical center. Appropriate data for this project must be submitted on Standard Forms 254 and 255 no later than January 3, 2001. Submission should emphasize experience on similar projects. This is not a request for proposals. NAICS 54131 applies. Construction cost estimate is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001129/CSOL005.HTM (W-332 SN507498)